Governing Body

The Governing Body’s main role is to support the Headteacher and the staff – the phrase often used to describe this role is ‘a critical friend’. We help them to set and reach targets and to strive for excellence across the whole spectrum of school life. The two key documents used for this are the School Development Plan (SDP) and the Self Evaluation Form (SEF). The SDP sets out a strategic plan for the school, with targets that everyone works towards and the SEF sets out how well the school is doing and where we aim to make improvements.

Our legal duties include:-

setting strategic direction, policies and objectives

approving the school budget

reviewing progress against the school’s budget and objectives

appointing, challenging and supporting the headteacher

The Governing Body meets once every half term. We also have four committees; finance, environment, staffing and teaching and learning.

There are several categories of governor, appointed by different groups that have an interest in the school. These are Local Authority, Parents, Staff and Co-opted. All governors have equal status, however they are appointed.

We are committed to providing an excellent environment for all pupils to enjoy during their time at our school.

Our Governing Body meetings are usually held in the evening. We attend training sessions and seminars to help us keep up to date with changes in schools and education and to help us do our job effectively. We also go into school to meet with the Headteacher, other members of staff and pupils to help us find out how the school is progressing towards its targets.